Carnival pastries ‘chiacchiere’
The traditional sweet pastries – or ‘chiacchiere’ - made during the Carnival period assume various names: ‘cenci’ and ‘donzelle’ in Tuscany, ‘frappe’ and ‘sfrappole’ in Emilia, ‘crostoli’ in Trentino, ‘galani’ and ‘gale’ in the Veneto, ‘bugie’ in Piedmont and many others besides.
- Time: 65 min
- Servings: 6
Source: MyItalian.Recipes
Ingredients
- grams of "00" flour
- grams of sugar
- tablespoons of olive oil
- The zest of an orange
- of liquor, Orange flavoured
- units of egg
- A pinch of salt
- Oil for frying, as much as required
- Icing sugar, to taste